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'F. FPLONG.

HEATER.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 13, 1913.

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P. F. LONG.

HEATER. APPLIQATiON FILED MAY 13,1913.

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F RAN CISF. LONG. OF CAMPBELLFORID, ONTARIO, CANADA.

HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed May 13, 1913. Serial No. 767,375.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, FRANCIS F. Lone, a subject of the Kin of Great Britain, residing at Campbell 0rd, in the Provmceof Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have inveuted certain. new and useful Improvements in Heaters, of which the following 18 a specificationr This invention relates to electrlc heaters and more particularly to a heating element which is dlsposed within a housin so as to project the radiant heat thereof orwardly and downwardly thus especially adapting the same for use in the making of confections or the like. D

An object of this invention is the provision of a peculiarly formed housing which has a heating element carried on the interior thereof, the heating element being so arranged within the housing as to reflect the heat thereof forwardly and rearwardly by the peculiar formation of the rear wall of the ing a confection batch to facilitate its since the latter quickly hardens after having been removed from the heating agent as is well known to those skilled inthis art.

Other objects as well a's'the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be morereadily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification, wherein Figure 1 'is a perspective view of the housing showing the heating element disposed therein; Fig. 2 is an end View of the same showing the one end of the electric.

circuit wires secured to the housing; Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line w-w of Fig. 1; Fi 4 is an enlarged detail plan view of the rame. Fig. -5 is an enlarged detail view of the binding-post showing the manner in which the oneend of the circuit wires are secured to the side wall; Fig. 6 is a' detail enlarged view of the resistance element supporting rod showing the insulated sleeves thereof; and Fig. 7 isa de tail diagrammatic view of the circuit.

In the drawings is shown a housing or shell which is made of any suitable heating reflecting material and has the base 10 thereof integrally formed with the side walls 11.

The rear edges of the side walls are curved ousing thus obtaining a progressive heat which is particularly adapted for heat tion of the frame.

outwardly and downwardly so-as to conform to the curvature of the rear wall 12. The rear wall 12 is hingedl mounted on the base 10 and has the side e ges thereof bent inwardly as indicated at 12, at' right angles to the body'thereof and adapted for engage ment against the-exterior of the side walls ll. The said side walls and rear wall, are formed so. as to project forwardly on the base as shown to advantage in Fig. 3.

Disposed within the housing or shell is a rectangular frame 13 which has the ends thereof depressed inwardly midway the ends thereof as indicated at 14: and shown to advantage in Fig. 1. Carried within the frame and. between said depressed ends are a plurality of vertical supporting bars 15 which have the opposite ends thereof turned inwardly at right angles to the body thereof so as to'form supporting feet to which they are secured through the medium of rivets or the like to the frame. The said supporting bars are airanged in spaced relation within the frame and are provided with depressed portions 16 which are shown to advantage in Fig. 3. A plurality of rods 17 are disposed within the frame, having the one end of each mounted in the depressed portion 14 of the frame 13 and the opposite end carried in the opposite depressed por- Sleeved on each of the rods 17 is a suitable insulating material 18 and has encircled thereon a resistance coil .19. Positive and negative circuit wires 20 and 21 are secured to the side walls 11 of the housing by a suitable binding post 22 as shown to advantage in Fig. 5. It is obvious that the current is taken from an external source of supply and will be carried through the wires 20 and 21 within the housing so as to form a heating element which has heretofore been described.

have the opposite ends thereof carried in the The rods 17 which depressed portionsli of the frame 13, are further supported by loop-straps 23 which are secured to the vertical bars 15 within the depressed portion 16 of the frame. The said a depressed portion 16 has an insulating strip 17* carried therein so as to insulate the vertical supporting bars 15 from the resistance.

so that the heat will be reflected. forwardly and downwardly on the table and the heat utilized to warm the batch or confection which is on the table. As before stated power is conducted from an external source of supply through the circuit wires 20 and 21 within the housing 12, said circuit wires being coiled or encircled around therods 17 as above stated thereby providing a heating element which will project therefrom its radiant heat thereby providing a certain desirable progressive heat which may bereadily cut off by the breaking of the circuit through the medium ofa swltch'as shown in i the diagrammatic view in Fig. 7. The rear on-the base 10 so that access may be readily gained to the rear of the heating element when so desired for cleaning the same, etc.,

' the-hinging of said rear wall likewise permitting the heat to be projected both forwardly and rearwardly when so desired, so as to utilize the device as an ordinary heater for a room, should it be so desired.

It. will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my inventionand' that various minor changes in details of construction,

proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of the'advantages of my invention.

What is claimed is 1. A confectionery heater including heat ing elements, a housing inclosing said elements including a flat supporting base and a curved rear wall. hingedly connec ed to said base adjacent one of the longitudinal edges thereof whereby access is gained to the rear of said heating elements, the oppo-- site ends of said wall being turned at rightangles to the body for engagement with the sides of the casing for preventing the escapement of heat. 1

2. A heater including a frame, the ends of said frame being depressed, supporting rods, the opposite ends thereof being disposed in said depressed portions, vertical supporting bars arranged in said frame, loop-straps adapted to hold said rods to said bars, and a housing inclosing said frame, the rear wall thereof being curved so as to reflect the heat forwardly and downwardly.

3. A heater including a rectangular frame,the ends of said frame being de-- pressed, supporting rods arranged in spaced relation in the frame, the opposlte ends of meagre in said depressed portions of said bars, and

a housing inclosing said frame the rear walls thereof being curved so as to reflect the heat forwardly and downwardly therefrom.

1 4. A confectionery heater including a housing, said housing comprising an j tegrally formed base and side walls, sa d I side "walls having the rear edges thereof curved rearwardly and downwardly, a rea1-' 78 rear wall conforming to the curvatures of ;wall hingedly mounted on said base, said said rear walls, flanges formed on the ends of said rear wall and adapted for engage- "ment with'said wa1ls,'a frame disposed within said housing, said frame having the opposed ends thereof provided with depressed portions, supporting rods extending longitudinally of said casing and having the ends thereof secured to said depressed portions, vertical supporting bars arranged within said frame and provided with depressed portions, a heating element coiled on said longitudinal supporting bars, loop straps carried by said vertical supporting bars in said depressed portions and adapted to hold said longitudinal rods into engagement with said vertical supporting bars, an insulated strip carried in'each of'said depressed portions ofsaid vertical supporting bars, whereby to insulate said bars from said heating element.

5. A confectionery heater including a frame, the ends of said frame being depressed, supporting rods, the opposite ends thereof being disposed in said depressed portions, vertical supporting bars arranged in said frame, said bars being provided with depressed portions, a resistance coil encir- Icling each of said rods, each of said rods adapted for engagement with said vertical bars, loop straps carried by each of said bars for holding said rods into engagement with said vertical bars, an insulating strip carried by each of said depressed portions in,

said vertical bars whereby to insulate said bar from said resistance coil, and a housing inclosing said frame, the rear wall thereof being curved so asto reflect the heat forwardly and downwardly therefrom.

6. An electric heater including .a frame, supporting'rods carried by said frame an insulating material sleeved on each of said rods, vertical supporting bars carriedwithin said frame, said vertical bars being provided with depressed portions, a resistance coil encircling each of said insulated sleeves, loop straps carried by said vertical bars, for

holding said rods into engagement there-'- 'with, an insulating strip disposed in each" of said depressed portions adapted to in-..

sulatc said bars from said coil, and a housing inc-losing said frame, being curved so as to reflect the heat forwardly and downwardly therefrom.

7 An electric h iter including a housing,- an integrally formed base and side walls,

said side Walls being curved rearwardly and downwardly, a rear wall hingedly mounted on said base and conforming to the curvature of said side walls, a frame disposed within said housing, vertical supporting bars carried within said frame, rods supported by said frame, an insulating material sleeved on each of said rods, a resistance coil encircling each of said rods, loop-straps mounted on said vertical bars, adapted to FRANCIS F. LONG.

W'itnesses M. OSHAUGHNEssY, H. B. R. DRYDEN.

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